Archive for March, 2015

Sharpshooter by Chris Lynch Trained to be a sniper after enlisting to fight in the Vietnam War, Ivan dreams of glorious battles resembling his serviceman father’s tales of heroism but encounters a very different reality t...

The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry Hoping to find the father who disappeared into the wilderness of Scree when she was young, 18-year-old Lena considers the dilemmas of the wilderness residents who have been banned from so...

Rock on: A Story of Guitars, Gigs, Girls, and a Brother (Not necessarily in that order) by Denise Vega High school sophomore Ori Taylor, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter in a nameless rock band, has always been known as ...

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore–Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal fro...

The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell 17-year-old Zora, who, after the tragic death of her fiancé, departs Baltimore for the frontier town of West Glory, Oklahoma, where she uses her paranormal water-sensing ability to help local...